Trapped in a city on the brink of collapse, Adelaida has just buried her mother and is left completely alone. As protests erupt across Caracas and violence spreads through the streets, she returns home to find her apartment occupied by women aligned with the regime.

Followed by a Q&A with main actress Natalia Reyes.

This screening is part of The Brunch Party by The Latin Experience

In Balearic, Ion de Sosa transforms the sun-drenched Mediterranean landscape into a stage of moral horror, where indolence becomes the most insidious form of violence. Following four teenagers as they trespass into the garden of a luxury villa, the film exposes the invisible walls of privilege and the quiet cruelty of a complacent society.

Under the glaring sun, laughter and celebrations mask a systemic apathy: the real monster is not mythical but structural, thriving in the distance between comfort and conscience.

Toni is 15 years old and lives in Cañada Real, the largest informal settlement in Europe, on the outskirts of Madrid. Proud to belong to his family of scrap collectors, he spends his days alongside his grandfather, whom he admires and follows everywhere. But demolition machines are approaching the plot where he lives, threatening to wipe out everything they know. His grandfather refuses to leave, no matter the cost.

In those dark nights without electricity, the legends of his childhood begin to feel more real than ever.

Fifty years after its release in Spain, Jaime Chávarri’s landmark documentary remains a touchstone of Spanish cinema. Centered on the enigmatic Panero family, the film portrays poet Leopoldo María Panero, his mother Felicidad Blanc, and his brothers Juan Luis and Michi as they reflect on memory, ambition, and failure.

El Desencanto inaugurates the section EL FUTURO YA NO ESTÁ AQUÍ: Celebrating 50 Years of El Desencanto, presented within the section Spanish Cinema Without Fear. The film offers audiences a historical anchor to explore the enduring themes of disillusionment, societal fracture, and inherited failure that resonate in contemporary Spanish cinema.

Celebrating 50 years of creativity, innovation, and cultural impact, El Eco de otras Voces is an intimate and multifaceted portrait of Adolfo Domínguez, one of Spain’s most influential fashion designers, an emblem of style, and an enigma.

Directed by his daughter, Adriana Domínguez, the film moves beyond the iconic brand to uncover the personal journey of a man who reshaped Spanish fashion in the early years of Spain’s democracy.

Adriana Domínguez will present the documentary and join the audience for a Q&A session after the International Premiere.

An actress reflecting on her career (Marisa Paredes), a disoriented anthropologist (Naomi Kawase), and two legendary divas (Arielle Dombasle / Myriam Mézières) travel with other strangers through surreal landscapes in a mysterious vehicle from which they seem unable to disembark easily. Along the journey, they speculate about their identities while Desire, Eros, takes form and seduces them.

The premiere will be followed by a Q&A with director Lluis Miñarro

Rise your glass of vermouth and enjoy DJ live session at the celebratory vermut party around the Premiere in collaboration with Aquí no hay vermut

Alba Flores, internationally recognized for her role in La casa de papel, embarks on a deeply personal journey in Flores para Antonio, a moving documentary that explores the life and legacy of her father, the legendary musician Antonio Flores.

After the screening, co-director Elena Molina will join the audience for a special Q&A to share insights into the creative process behind the film and the personal journey of bringing Antonio Flores’ memory back to the screen.

A two-time Goya winner as Alberto Rodríguez’s lead screenwriter, and following his acclaimed directorial debut with the series El hijo zurdo (2023), Rafael Cobos makes his feature film debut with Golpes, a highly personal revival of the 1980s cine quinqui tradition, set in Seville.

Hasta que me quede sin voz (Until My Voice Breaks) offers unprecedented access to one of Spain’s most influential contemporary musicians, Leiva, at a critical moment in his career. At the height of his success, touring major venues and sustaining a demanding creative rhythm, Leiva is confronted with a serious vocal cord condition that threatens not only his performances, but his artistic identity itself.

A riotous and sharply perceptive anthology comedy from the acclaimed Argentine duo Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat, Homo Sapiens? (original title Homo Argentum) unfolds across sixteen distinct episodes, each led by Guillermo Francella in a remarkable display of comic range and character work.

In Hugo 24, director Luc Knowles follows a young man caught between big dreams and an unforgiving reality.

Starring Aron Piper, one of Spain’s most internationally recognized young actors, the film captures with urgency and sensitivity the struggles of a generation facing precarity, rising living costs, and the emotional weight of growing up in uncertain times. Drawing on a stark social reality, the story resonates with contemporary audiences across Europe.

Followed by Q&A with actress Greta Fernández

Two weeks after the end of the Civil War, Franco hosts a celebratory dinner at the Hotel Palace. A young lieutenant, a meticulous maître, and a group of Republican prisoners skilled in cooking must prepare a spectacular banquet in record time. Everything seems to be going smoothly… until something more than a menu is cooking in the kitchen: an escape is on the way.

Followed by a Q&A with acclaimed actor Alberto San Juan.

On Saturday the 11th of April, Double-bill combo tickets available for La Cena + La mujer de la fila. These premieres will be accompanied by a reception with Spanish and Argentinian wine & bites.

Andrea is a middle-class woman whose life collapses when her son Gustavo is unjustly imprisoned. Overnight, her routine transforms into an endless wait outside the prison, where she must stand in line alongside other women who carry the same pain.

On Saturday the 11th of April, Double-bill combo tickets available for La Cena + La mujer de la fila. These premieres will be accompanied by a reception with Spanish and Argentinian wine & bites.

Fermín, a veteran painter at the twilight of his career, has begun to feel his hand tremble. On the brink of financial ruin, he is forced to move into the studio he shares with his friend Javier de Juan in an old garage. There, his son Pablo, also a painter returns from a long trip to India to live with him. Their opposing perspectives on art and life quickly bring them into conflict.

Followed by a Q&A with the director and actor Fernando Colomo and script writer and actor Pablo Colomo.

On the Opening Night the 10th of April, Double-bill combo tickets available for Las Delicias del Jardín + Los Domingos. These premieres will be accompanied by a reception with Spanish drinks, Jamón Ibérico & tapas.

Split between Usquert in the north of the Netherlands and Miera in northern Spain, the film traces two very different terrains and two intimate journeys: Anna grieving her father in a flat, open land below sea level, and Carlos building a new life with their newborn son in a mountainous valley steeped in history.

Level is a meditation on landscapes, memory, and the quiet persistence of life amid irrevocable change.

Los domingos follows Ainara, a bright and idealistic 17-year-old who shocks her family when, instead of choosing a university degree, she announces her desire to enter a cloistered convent.

On the Opening Night the 10th of April, Double-bill combo tickets available for Las Delicias del Jardín + Los Domingos. These premieres will be accompanied by a reception with Spanish drinks, Jamón Ibérico & tapas.

In Los Tigres, acclaimed Spanish filmmaker Alberto Rodríguez returns with a gripping and atmospheric thriller that plunges audiences into the hidden depths of the sea and the human spirit.

Set in the tough industrial port of Huelva, the story follows brother and sister Antonio and Estrella, who work as divers and have always depended on each other to survive. Their hard lives change when they find cocaine hidden in the hull of a ship. What seems like a lucky break soon turns into a dangerous choice that puts their loyalty, bravery, and family bond to the test.

Vicente, now 76 years old, came out of the closet and left his wife and daughter when he was 50. He has spent the last 25 years living happily with his partner in Maspalomas (Gran Canaria). However, everything is turned upside down when Vicente suffers a stroke that leaves him in a coma.

Back in Barcelona, Eva begins a new life single, open to the games of seduction and romance. Over the course of a year, we follow this woman who has turned her world upside down in search of a feeling. An impossible quest but perhaps chance can come to our rescue.

Directed by Cesc Gay, one of Spain’s most celebrated contemporary filmmakers, Mi amiga Eva showcases his signature subtlety and sophistication, combining character-driven storytelling with profound emotional and intellectual depth..

Serás Farruquito is a powerful and intimate portrait of Juan Manuel Fernández Montoya, known worldwide as Farruquito, at a decisive moment in his life and career. Born into one of flamenco’s most emblematic dynasties, he grew up under the towering legacy of his grandfather, Farruco, one of the great innovators of the art form.

Today, the lineage continues with his own son, Juan El Moreno, already stepping onto major stages. Between past and future, glory and burden, Farruquito stands at the center of an intergenerational story shaped by passion, talent, and destiny.

At the end of his life, Victor Gulien reflects on the film he wanted to make about the most beautiful and darkest thing he knows: love, but he never finished the film. The Song of Songs is the enigmatic book in the Bible in which a young woman and a young man write each other passionate love letters, without ever finding each other.

Based on the bestselling novel by Michela Murgia, the latest from Isabel Coixet is a heartfelt love letter to life, precious and fleeting, starring Alba Rohrwacher and Elio Germano.

Join us for a Honorary Gieling Award Gala on April 16th to celebrate one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary Spanish cinema. The second Honorary Gieling Award Gala takes place at the magnificent Pathé Tuschinski and features the Dutch premiere of Tre Ciotole (Three Goodbyes). Followed by a Q&A with director Isabel Coixet

The disappearance of his wife leaves Fernando, a quiet geography teacher, completely devastated. Lost and adrift, he assumes the identity of another man to work as a gardener at a Portuguese estate, where he unexpectedly befriends the owner and begins a new life that isn’t truly his.

Followed by a Q&A with International actress Maria de Medeiros